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Down to Earth and up to the stars
Oskar Magocsi
Getting books published is no easy thing - and
Oskar Magocsi was having no luck. The USA wasn't ready for him.
Rejection after rejection. But, Oskar Magocsi kept trying and
trying. And, when Oskar's Magocsi's book finally flew, it went like
a rocket. And the course it was steering was straight for the stars.
But, how it took off was very unusual.
One
day, Oskar Magocsi was
waiting to send off a parcel. And,
the post office cue was a very slow things.
And there, on one of the racks was a pet-magazine - all about dogs,
cats and rabbits. Just right for waiting in line and killing some
time. And then, Oskar Magocsi stopped. An advert had caught his
attention. An advert for colourful pots for the kitchen.
Then,
Oskar Magocsi had an idea.
Why not put an add in this pet magazine? If ads work for colourful
pots for the kitchen, then why not for his book as well?
Science-fiction was loved and well read in America, and also the rest
of the world.
And,
right there and then, Oskar Magocsi
mailed off an ad to this pet magazine. Total costs, 9 US dollars and
50 dollars upfront for a post office box.
And,
two weeks later, Oskar Magocsi went
back to the post. Yet
another manuscript and
yet another publisher. Maybe, he'd be lucky this time. But, before
queuing
up to send off his
packet, Oskar Magocsi went over and opened his box. There,
waiting for him, were 5 wonderful letters. 5 letters with orders
and cheques. Oskar Magocsi was very surprised. His advert had worked.
Selling books was really quite easy. No publishers needed. Oscar
Magocsi had discovered his very own way. And, Oskar Magocsi copied 5
books and mailed them the very next day. 5 happy readers. An
excellent start.
And,
from that day on, the orders and money kept coming and coming! Oskar
Magocsi was flying.
And,
all in all, Oscar Magocsi's
4 popular books sold almost 84.000 copies. A
tremendous success and all in the space of twenty five years. Oskar
Magocsi started writing at 60, and stopped on his 85th
birthday. Just 3 years before he sadly passed on.
And,
Oskar Magocsi's books opened other
doors, too. Because of his writing success, Oscar Magocsi
became a regular guest on TV and a popular speaker as well. Oscar
Magocsi was not only a man in
demand, but popular, too. And, the reason was simple. Oskar
Magocsi just followed
himself and did that which was always within him. And, not only one,
but 4 brilliant best sellers took off! The way forward is not always
the one that's believed. Life is full of surprises. And, as Oskar
Magocsi was often heard saying, old
age is a lousy
excuse
for just doing nothing!
Getting work published is no easy thing and
Oskar Magocsi kept going and going and never gave up. His best
sellers all spoke for themselves. They were paths to the stars and
far away worlds.
Down to Earth and up to the stars
Oskar Magocsi and 4 brilliant books.
Vocabulary
advised
– (to advise/advised/advised) - beraten
all
in all – im Großen
und Ganzen
conviction
– Überzeugung
defying
– (to defy/defied/defied) - herausfordern
copies
(copy) – Exemplare
excuse
– Ausrede
fuel -
Brennstoff
gravity
– Schwerkraft
rejection
- Ablehnung
casually
– gleichgültig
incredibly
– unheimlich/unglaublich/erstaunlich
killing
time – Zeitvertreiben
lining
up - line up(s) – anstellen
lousy–
miserable
no
clearance to go – kein Start Erlaubnis
not
about to – noch nicht
nothing
better to do – nichts besseres zu tun
passed
on – (to pass on/passed on/passed on) – starb
upfront
– im Voraus
publisher
– Verlag
small
ads - Kleinanzeigen
sucked
into – hineingesaugt
thumbing
– durchblättern
yet
another – noch einen
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